Hazel Kent with the petition, right, and some of the other stallholders at Bracknell Market who are angry over the council's consultation questions on their future

Market traders will presented the council with a petition calling for the public consultation into their future to be rewritten.

Hazel Kent, of the Bracknell Market Cafe, will hand the petition, which has been signed by more than 1,000 people, to the council tonight.

The document highlights market traders' concerns over what they call a "loaded" consultation regarding the future of the town’s most hated building, Winchester House, and the market underneath.

Bracknell Forest Council opened the consultation in November and gave neighbours three options, one of which is to keep the market and Winchester House as they currently stand and not redevelop the site.

Other options are to move the market to an outside location and redevelop Winchester House, or close Bracknell Market completely.

Mrs Kent said: "The questions are very loaded and don’t relate to the market at all.

"The way it has been worded is leading people to option two because there are more people in this town who want the building down than who want a market.

"People who want a market but don’t care where it is will obviously chose option two which is exactly what the council wants.

"If they actually want the views of the people of Bracknell on the future of the market, Winchester House should not even be mentioned."

The petition suggests the council should run a consultation asking if the market should be closed completely, moved outside or moved to a new indoor location.

A hard copy of the petition collected 861 signatures while another 282 people signed an online version.

Mrs Kent added: "Even at this late hour, we are convinced it is not beyond this council to remedy this and would urge you to explore all avenues properly."